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‘Conflict’ status lifted for Yamaguchi-gumi as aging yakuza factions face rapid decline - TokyoReporter
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (442+ words) HYOGO (TR) – A prefectural public safety commission on Monday announced that it is set to lift the draconian “designated conflict syndicate” status imposed on Japan’s largest yakuza group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, and its rival splinter factions. Authorities cited a massive decline…...
Caregiver launches specialized call girl service for disabled - TokyoReporter
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (474+ words) TOKYO (TR) – A woman in her 30s has revealed her double life: by day, a home helper for the disabled, and by night, the operator of a specialized “delivery health” (call girl) service aiming to satisfy the suppressed sexual needs of…...
Taxi company boss throws chairs at staff over failed English vocabulary test - TokyoReporter
1+ week, 4+ day ago (228+ words) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo MK, a prominent Tokyo-based taxi operator, on Wednesday issued a public apology after its owner was caught throwing chairs and hurling verbal abuse at employees who failed a surprise English vocabulary test, reports TV Asahi (Sep. 2). The…...
Thieves make off with hundreds of ready-to-harvest peaches in Fukushima, Aomori
2+ week, 2+ day ago (231+ words) FUKUSHIMA (TR) – Police are hunting for brazen fruit thieves who stripped orchards bare of hundreds of peaches just moments before they were due to be harvested in Fukushima and Aomori prefectures, reports Nippon News Network (Aug. 28). In Date City, Fukushima…...
Kumamoto boy arrested for putting bodily fluids on female classmate’s toothbrush, gym clothes - TokyoReporter
2+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) KUMAMOTO (TR) – Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school student in Yatsushiro City accused of soiling a female classmate’s personal belongings with his bodily fluids two years ago, reports Kumamoto Kenmin TV (Aug. 24). The suspect, whose name has been withheld…...
Kyoto caregiver abandoned severely disabled man to play pachinko, leaving him crawling on street - TokyoReporter
3+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) KYOTO (TR) – Local authorities have officially classified an incident as abuse after a home caregiver abandoned a severely disabled man to play pachinko, leaving the helpless victim to crawl along a public road, reports Nippon News Network (Aug. 20). According to…...
Takenaka manager accused of diverting Osaka Expo funds for private home renovations - TokyoReporter
3+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 61-year-old site manager for major general contractor Takenaka Corporation after he allegedly forced subcontractors to inflate construction costs for the Osaka-Kansai Expo to fund his personal remodeling projects, reports the Sankei Shimbun…...